How to Score Skill and Accountability

Score yourself or your employee based on level of skill and accountability from 1 to 9.

Skill Scoring: 1 – 9

• Low: 1 – 3
• Medium: 4 – 6
• High: 7 – 9

Skill Examples

• Low:
  • Doesn’t understand how to research or ask the right questions to get the job done
  • Delivers work with frequent or obvious mistakes for job duties
  • Takes longer than expected to finish work and the work finished is low quality
• Medium:
  • Gets stuck on the work because they’re not making decisions or not choosing which information to disregard
  • Brainstorms solutions but asks you to make the decision
  • Inconsistent on timing and quality level
  • You’re never sure how much time you’ll need to put into a project once staff member completes their part
• High:
  • Frequently exceeds your expectations on work product or deliverables
  • Innovates their work or continuously looks for ways to make work and results better
  • Their work rarely needs improved once delivered. It is thorough and complete.

Accountability Scoring

• Low: 1 – 3
• Medium: 4 – 6
• High: 7 – 9

Accountability Examples

• Low:
  • Doesn’t engage in ongoing learning opportunities
  • Blames others for why they didn’t accomplish work
  • Goes into “victim mode,” including crying, when you ask about work quality or timeliness
• Medium
  • Attends learning events but rarely implements what they’re learning
  • Is consistently engaged in daily work
  • Sometimes asks to take on additional responsibilities, but doesn’t seem to finish up existing work first
• High:
  • Continuously looks for ways to make themselves or the team better
  • Asks for professional and personal development, attends, and implements what they’re learning
  • Takes responsibility for what goes right, wrong, and unexpected